24 August 2010

Norway: Mosque wants restaurant to stop serving beer

The restaurant in the Norwegian town of Moss is being pressured by the building owner and neighbor, a mosque run by the Turkish Muslim community, to stop serving alcohol, reports Moss Avis.

"I was told of the complaint on Friday, and was very surprised. But Norway is a democratic country. People can think what they want," says Norwegian-Turkish Karagøz.

The restaurant is in the first floor of the same building as the mosque, and was given the license to serve alcohol before New Year's. The mosque has its premises on the second floor, but uses that same entrance as the restaurant. [Islam in Europe] Read more